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Treat Railways as a national asset, make time-bound urgent investments, curb overworking of staff: People’s Commission to Govt
People's Commission on Public Sector and Public Services has called out the NDA government under Narendra Modi to “treat the Railways as a productive national asset and undertake timebound investments that decongest the Indian rail network, which is the primary cause for railway accidents. “ In a detailed report just before the forthcoming Union Budget must address this as a topmost priority, which will also make rail transport safer
Railways more than double NJP train fare, Jalpaiguri commuters protest
Farmers, domestic helps and office goers decried the hiked train fare and mandatory reservation for an essential train in the northern region of West Bengal
Railway privatisation could lead to loss of at least 3.5 lakh jobs!
Angered and disappointed by the Centre’s insistence on privatising Railways, CITU and Railway officials point out the flaws of this plan
“Fighting rail privatisation is a battle for universal access to reasonable travel and employment”: NRMU Gen Secy Venu Nair
Speaking to Sabrang India’s PriyankaKavish, Nair explained the manifold problems that will come with the government’s decision of railway privatisation
Privatising Indian Railways is anti-national: CITU
CITU calls upon the major railway employees’ unions to resist the ‘anti-people’ move
For migrant labourers returning home even the special trains are becoming death traps
Two deaths, lack of food and water, many unplanned ‘diversions’, the Indian Railways has never been so off track
New private train Kashi Mahakal Express has a reserved berth for Lord Shiva
The Indian Railways says the transformation of the berth into a temple was only a one time affair to seek blessings for project
Ticket prices to go up as Hyundai, Tata, Adani line up to run private trains
FM Nirmala Sitharam had announced that up to 150 trains will be given to private players by the end of the year
Food For Thought: The Caste of Your Railway Catering Manager Shouldn’t Matter
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) faced online flak from Twitterati when a recruitment ad posted by one of their major food contractors specified that they were looking for candidates belonging to Agrawal and Vaish communities.
No love in the air? Plans to run special Karva Chauth train derail, IRCTC left red-faced
Only married couples were allowed on the train that...
Denying Mass Retrenchment, Railways dubs queries on ‘performance’ as ‘routine’
Several media outlets had reported that the Indian Railways...